10 Jobs You Didnt Know The Avengers Had In The Comics

10 Jobs You Didn’t Know The Avengers Had In The Comics

The life of an Avenger is a charmed one, but it doesn’t always pay the bills, and sometimes they have to look for outside work.

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The Avengers of the Marvel Universe are iconic superheroes: selfless, resplendent, and heroic. The life of an Avenger is a charmed one, as benefits include crowds of fans, fancy digs, and of course, the feeling of pride that comes from saving the world. However, just because a job is good does not always mean it pays the bills.

While membership in the Avengers has often included a salary, many of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have taken on other jobs to supplement their incomes or give cover to their civilian identities. Be they exciting or mundane, the day jobs of the Avengers certainly run the gamut.

10 Captain America Drew His Own Comic Book

Steve Roger, AKA Captain America, is the best of the best. A selfless man who volunteered to become an experimental super-soldier in the darkest days of World War II, Captain America has become the erstwhile leader of the Avengers and even the totality of the superheroes in the Marvel Universe.

Despite this, Cap has still occasionally needed to work for his living. Surprisingly, rather than using his military experience, Steve Rogers has found work as an illustrator. Steve is a talented artist, working freelance as well as for commercial agencies. However, he found the most success as an artist for Marvel comics, even drawing the company’s Captain America comics.

9 Thor Swung His Hammer As A Construction Worker

Thor, the Prince of Thunder, the Mighty Avenger, is a literal god amongst humans. As the heir to Asgard, Thor holds massive riches, the power to command armies, and diplomatic authority amongst the divine and the cosmic. His hammer, Mjolnir, is one of the mightiest weapons in the universe.

However, superheroes are not the only job requiring a hammer, and Thor took up work as a construction worker during Walt Simonson’s legendary run. Using the alias “Sigurd Jarlson,” Thor toiled alongside ordinary humans in New York City, putting up skyscrapers and making good friends with his coworkers.

8 Black Panther Spent His Days Teaching And Nights Fighting Crime

T’Challa is the proud leader of Wakanda, Marvel’s famous fictional African nation. As the Black Panther, he is the symbol of his nation and possessor of the powers of the Heart-Shaped Herb. T’Challa’s history and abilities have made him one of the most renowned Avengers.

While the Panther has used his power to fight gods, he has also used it to enact justice on a more mundane level, like when he was a teacher in Harlem. During T’Challa’s first tenure with the Avengers, he adopted the alias of “Luke Charles” and taught school to teenagers, often spending his nights teaming up with Daredevil.

7 Wonder Man Does His Own Stunts

First a businessman, Simon Williams was transformed into an ionic energy being by Baron Zemo in the classic Avengers #9, written by Stan Lee and drawn by Jack Kirby. After he became a full-time member of the Avengers, Wonder Man used his immense strength and durability to help save the world.

In his life as an Avenger, Williams found a new calling: the stage. In the 70s era of the team, Wonder Man found his calling on the stage, with his first big break as “Uncle Muscles” on the fictional Uncle Elmer Show. After he accidentally knocked off Elmer’s toupee, Williams continued working in Hollywood, but this time as a stuntman.

6 Sam Wilson Fought Crime As A Social Worker

Sam Wilson is a star member of the Avengers, operating first under the codename Falcon and more recently wielding the shield as Captain America. No matter the cowl or costume, however, Sam’s flight tech and ability to talk to birds have truly made him one of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.

Before he donned experimental wings or partnered with Steve Rogers, Sam Wilson worked in Harlem as a social worker. Sam has remained a community advocate even while a superhero, mentoring young people like Roscoe Simmons, fighting against private police, and helping fight fellow superhero Rage’s wrongful conviction of robbery.

5 Hawkeye Tested His Luck as a Carnie

Clint Barton is the Avenger Hawkeye, the best shot on Earth. Through sheer skill and willpower, Hawkeye has become one of the toughest characters in the Marvel Universe, using little but his hands and archery equipment to go toe-to-toe with mutant supervillains, hulking monsters, and cosmic elders.

Before Hawkeye was a hero, though, he worked at a carnival with his older brother, Barney. After the two of them escaped the foster care system, young Clint mentored with the archer Trickshot and the blade-wielding Swordsman. There, Clint donned his first costume and began his journey to become a hero.

4 Spectrum Patrolled The Waters Of Her Hometown

Monica Rambeau, AKA Spectrum, has the power to transform her body into any form of energy on the electromagnetic spectrum, from photons to gamma rays. Using a variety of codenames (including Captain Marvel), Rambeau has become one of the most powerful and dependable members of the team, serving as one of its best leaders under writer Roger Stern.

Before the accident that granted her powers, Monica Rambeau worked as a lieutenant for the New Orleans Harbor Patrol. An effective and capable leader, she nevertheless faced discrimination due to her positionality as a black woman. After becoming a superhero, however, Monica would go on to become one of the brightest lights in the heroic community.

3 Black Knight Has The Power Of Science And Magic

The inheritor of the Ebony Blade, Dane Whitman became the Black Knight upon the death of his villainous uncle, Nathan Garrett. As said superhero, Dane Whitman wields the sword of his ancestors as a member of the Avengers, Defenders, and even as a time-traveling member of King Arthur’s court.

Before Dane was a superhero, though, he had studied as a physicist. Using this experience, Dane has worked alongside the aforementioned superteams to utilize his knowledge to solve problems. Though often more of a scrapper, Whitman’s expertise in these natural sciences has particularly aided the team when other heroes like Tony Stark and Bruce Banner were not around.

2 Moon Knight Prowls City Streets In A Taxi

Marc Spector, Moon Knight, is one of the Avengers’ more eccentric members, working on subteams like the Secret and the West Coast Avengers. Despite burning his membership card at one point in time, Moon Knight’s connection to the god Khonshu and his intense martial skill have served the Avengers on many occasions.

Marc Spector is Moon Knight’s main secret identity, but another, Jake Lockley, has an interesting side hustle: he drives a taxi. Lockley’s work as a cabbie has allowed Moon Knight to keep an ear to the underworld, helping inform the vigilante of various criminal goings-on.

1 Iron Man Acted As His Own Bodyguard

Today, Iron Man stands as the flagship member of the Avengers. With his various high-powered suits of armor, Tony Stark has fought in intergalactic wars, battled mystic monsters, and served as the Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Before the world knew Iron Man was Tony Stark’s alter ego, however, Tony Stark acted as his own bodyguard. Generally to explain why the Armored Avenger was always so close to the Chairman of Stark Industries, Stark eventually dropped the ruse in the early 2000s.

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